Emidio Pepe
Arcadian
Clos Pepe Vineyard Chardonnay 2013
This is a great way to drink an older white. A little funky and oxidized, subdued, some apple juice notes. Great value, ~$40. — a month ago
Clos Pepe Estate
Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay 2011
A tiny whiff of grapefruit and a poised red fruit nose. Strawberry, black cherry. Polished and round with a touch of Iodene and a nice salinity. Signs of age — 2 months ago
Flying Goat Cellars
Clos Pepe Vineyard Goat Bubbles Blanc de Noirs Pinot Noir 2016
Delicious traditional method sparkling with such toasty, almond brioche notes next to apple, pear, white blossom… just lovely.
Happy National Bubbly Day!
@Delectable Wine fyi this is the Blanc de Noirs from the Ampelos Vineyard in Sta Rita! — 4 months ago
Clos Pepe Estate
Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2014
This is Clos Pepe’s Dark Side bottling, which they only made a few times. What an excellent PN, loaded with dark cherries, other dark fruits and some cola. There was a little left in the decanter about an hour or so after dinner and the fruit was gone as well as the long sweet finish. I had opened and decanted it about an hour before dinner and maybe that was too much time but got through dinner fine. — 8 days ago
Gonzalez Byass
Tio Pepe Tres Palmas Jerez Palomino Fino 1835
N: Salty dried butterscotch/caramel, Seashore, old boats, rot in the best of ways.
P: Sweet but no… upon entry, the impression is of something unctuous and sweet, for a bit of a second, then DRY. Yellow and gold flowers/melon,
heady at 16°. Great w baby artichokes and Parm and pan seared Branzino.
Varnish lacquer,
Really fine weirdo stuff. I’ve never splurged for the Quattro Palmas…but….
fine weirdo stuff.. — 3 months ago
Sean Burke
Like a chardenney but clean, in Noto Italy — 18 days ago